sensibility

3 definitions • 5 examples

an understanding of or ability to decide about what is good or valuable, especially in connection with artistic or social activities:

literary/musical/artistic/theatrical/aesthetic sensibility

The author has applied a modern sensibility (= way of understanding things) to the social ideals of an earlier age.

feelings:

sensibilities of In a multicultural society we need to show respect for the sensibilities of others.

the ability to feel and react to something:

[ U ] Those attitudes are offensive to the modern sensibility.

[ pl ] He launched a crusade against publicly funded art that offended his moral sensibilities.